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PC Specialist ship the laptop in a strong, large brown box which isn't that heavy. A lot of the weight is due to the padding.
Inside the larger box is the notebook box itself. Double boxing is a good way to ensure that the goods do not get damaged.
Inside the bundle includes a user manual, power adapter, optical media and battery.
The power supply is a Delta Electronics design, rated 19v – 6.32A. It will work anywhere in the world, being a 100-240V design.
The laptop is protected between two thick pieces of foam, with a plastic wrap covering the chassis.
The PC Specialist Inferno is finished with a nicely textured surface with a little stripe section in the middle covering the full width.
The chassis is tiny with several rows of cooling vents on the underside of the chassis. There is a multi card reader positioned at the front of the chassis, easy to miss.
The left side of the PC Specialist Inferno 11.6 inch Laptop features a GB lan , VGA, HDMI and headphone and microphone ports. There are also two USB 3.0 ports here. The right side of the laptop has a USB 2.0 port, power connector and security lock.
The PC Specialist Inferno is a neat little machine, very light and portable.
PC Specialist are using a matte screen surface which helps to minimise reflections. Screen resolution is set natively at 1366×768. Viewing angles are average for the class, and colour reproduction is acceptable. This isn't a high grade, expensive screen, but considering the very competitive price point of this system we can't really expect that.
The system incorporates a chiclet style keyboard which is well spaced out and surprisingly good to use. Men with large hands (like myself) will certainly find it a little restrictive, but I can't say ive used an 11 inch machine which has addressed this issue, after all there is only so much physical space available.
The trackpad is pleasant to use and is quite large too, considering the size of the machine. The whole surface of the machine is textured, so there is some feedback offered. A colleague tried this machine and didn't like the feeling of the trackpad surface under his finger, so again this will be very much based on personal taste.
The laptop has a row of keys along the top which can be used in conjunction with the function key to control various settings, such as screen brightness, volume and wifi. The power button resides at the far right of the system, just above the keyboard.
Onboard sound from the PC Specialist Inferno is disappointing, delivering a weak, thin sound without much volume, a victim of the limited physical dimensions.
Well this is rather daring from PC Specialist. never heard of them before, but thats a heck of a move. I know a lot of people who would love this, even with a bit of extra heat.
Only issue I could see would be a long term fan dust clogging issue, and this machine would overheat very soon. I suppose many laptops are like that however so nothing that big a deal.
Thats a great little system, id probably opt for a slightly lesser CPU though to keep down temps.
I really like this too, great price. Shame they dont ship outside UK.
@Mannacua, while they don’t personally ship outside the UK I have heard of people getting the confirmation from PCS that it is ready (and arranging for them to hold onto it) and then sending in their own couriers to pick it up and ship it out as self pickup is an option!
So far heard great things about this and having owned a Viper III from PCS am sorely considering getting this as a travelling companion!
Any way to adjust the fan speed on this? I have the same one and my fans dont show up on any software.